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The Pasta Quiz

August 8, 2014 by Alex Roe

The Pasta Quiz

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    In which area or city of Italy and when was the first recorded reference to pasta made?

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    As you may know, pasta comes in lots of different shapes. Do you know how many?

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    What is “pasta al forno“?

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    How can pasta be served?

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    Expensive to make, dry pasta was initially a luxury food.

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    Dried pasta was stored on ships used to explore the New World.

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    The first written record of pasta with tomato sauce can be found in the cookbook L’Apicio Moderno by Roman chefFrancesco Leonardi. When?

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    Which Italian company, based in Tuscany at the time, was one of the most successful and well-known pasta manufacturers in the world in 1867?

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    Which nation ate the most pasta in 2012?

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    Which of the following ingredients has not been used to make pasta? Only one!

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    Pasta can be made without eggs. True or false?

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    Which if these companies is the largest pasta maker in the world?

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    Bolognese sauce is traditionally served with which type of pasta?

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    How long can dried pasta be stored?

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    In 2007, how much of Italy’s pasta production was exported?

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    Gluten free pasta is available.

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    Two common spaghetti dishes served in Japan. What are they called?

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    The world record for largest bowl of spaghetti with  6,251 kg (13,780) pounds of pasta was set  in March 2010. Where?

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    In the United States, July 14 is “National Macaroni and Cheese Day”. True or false?

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    Which well-known cartoon character loves lasagne?

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Comments

  1. Vince Scavo says

    August 21, 2014 at 10:08 am

    Very interesting !

  2. Tiana in Tuscany says

    August 8, 2014 at 9:16 am

    So, is 55% a good score or should I be completely humiliated? 😮

    • Alex Roe says

      August 8, 2014 at 9:33 am

      Hmm, Tiana, it’s a “could do better” score 😉 But thanks for trying 🙂

      Cheers,

      Alex

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